Spine of Ish Sah
Commander 2013 260 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 260
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
When this artifact enters, destroy target permanent.
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Spine of Ish Sah first appeared in the Scars of Mirrodin set in 2010, designed to represent a massive, ancient artifact of the Mirran world. Within the lore of Magic: The Gathering, the Spine is a relic of the plane's history, functioning as a powerful, albeit mana-intensive, piece of removal. Its introduction into the Commander 2013 product line allowed players to integrate this iconic colorless permanent into various multi-colored deck archetypes, solidifying its status as a staple for decks capable of abusing enter-the-battlefield triggers.
The card’s striking visual identity was crafted by artist Chippy, who aimed to emphasize the alien, metallic, and biomechanical aesthetic central to the Mirrodin plane. By depicting the artifact as a towering, skeletal structure, the artwork conveys a sense of ancient, dormant power. The card was well-received by the player base for its versatility and its unique ability to be recast repeatedly through recursion engines, making it a recurring fixture in casual Commander environments.
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